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Year in Sports: For some athletes, class an afterthought
SU's grad rates lowest in at least 8 years
By Jackie Friedman
He slinked off his overstuffed backpack and clunked it down in the chair next to him. He thought he'd traded in the bookbag, at least the kind brimming with notebooks and study guides and paper outlines and grading rubrics and syllabi and pens and highlighters.
FB | After injury-riddled spring, Robinson cuts scrimmage short
By John Clayton
Greg Robinson felt compelled to apologize to the fans who dotted the Carrier Dome bleachers. Less than an hour into Syracuse's annual Spring Game scrimmage, the Syracuse head coach explained avoiding any more casualties in this injury-plagued spring was more important than extending the festivities any longer.
FB | For now, Carter stays away from contact as practice ends
By Andy McCullough and Matt Gelb
Delone Carter smiled, like a kid who couldnít keep a secret. Yes, the tailback had been held out from full contact during Saturdayís Spring Game. But that wouldnít be the case for long. ìI mean, Iím going to be out there,î the rising redshirt sophomore said.
FB | Super Bowl hero Tyree relishes return to Syracuse
By Matt Gelb
Between the newborn twins, the Sports Illustrated cover, talk show appearances and the immortality of the catch, David Tyree's life has changed. That's easy to see. The former Syracuse wide receiver turned Super Bowl legend made his first trip back to campus since his miraculous over-the-head catch in Super Bowl XLII more than two months ago that made Tyree and the New York Giants champions.
MLAX | Right on target: SU overcomes sloppiness for 9th straight victory
By Andy McCullough
It was inevitable that at some point, the No. 2 Syracuse menís lacrosse team would stumble, would trip over its feet during this seasonís return to prominence. At some point, all these blowouts would stop and the Orange would find itself in an actual game.
MLAX | Old ritual helps Galloway break out of slump
By Tyler Dunne
John Galloway was searching for answers. Sunk in a two-game funk, the befuddled Syracuse freshman trudged toward the Carrier Dome a couple hours before the Orange's 10-5 win over Albany Friday, when he spotted a nearby field. And it hit him. It was time to revive a high-school tradition.
MLAX | Leveille's hat trick bright spot for attack
By Tyler Dunne
Syracuse's nationally third-ranked offense was held to its lowest goal output in more than a month. But that didn't stop Mike Leveille. The senior attack looks forward to playing Albany every year, having grown up in the Albany suburb of Delmar, N.Y. So even as the SU offense sputtered, Friday was more of the same for Leveille, who recorded his eighth hat trick of the season and 21st of his collegiate career.
SB | Catcher Kelley's 3 home runs cap tense weekend
By Didier Morais
With the season winding down, the Syracuse softball team knew it needed to approach each conference game with urgency. No one answered the challenge better than catcher Amy Kelley. Kelley blasted three home runs during the Orange's sweep, 4-3 and 5-4, Sunday against Seton Hall.
SB | Late-inning heroics from Tilford, Gibbs lead to SU sweep of St. John's
By Michael Bonner
Rachel Tilford stood waiting in the on-deck circle for an opportunity to resurrect her power numbers. She watched Amy Kelley foul a pitch almost directly behind her, and right on line to hit Tilford. Tilford swung and hit Kelley's foul ball, which then landed on the field of play creating a scary situation into an eruption of laughter inside the Syracuse dugout.
